Shoe polishing brushes



1961 L. J. PETlON SHOE POLISHING BRUSHES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 10,1959 Feb. 28, 1961 L. J. PETION SHOE POLISHING BRUSHES Filed June 10,1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 V TOR. 2% d2;

SHOE POLISHING BRUSHES Louis J. Petion, 1 Town House, Great Neck, N.

Filed June 10, 1959, Ser. No. 819,286

6 Claims. (Cl. 15-258) The present invention relates to an improved shoepolishing device which combines as a hand conveniently operable unit ashoe brush, a polish distributing dauber, a bufling cloth, a pressurepacked container of a semiliquid shoe polish, and which performs theoperations of cleaning the shoe, applying the polish, distributing thepolish on the shoe, brushing the polish to a shine, and then butting itto a gloss, all with one unit in one sequence of operations which areperformed without releasing the unit from the palm of the hand.

Among other objects of the invention, the unit has a shoe brush and adauber brush mounted on one plane of a base plate and a pressure packedcontainer of shoe polish mounted on the opposite plane of the baseplate, said container being concealed by a casing over which a bufingcloth is extended. The base plate is rotatably mounted on the interiorof a handle formed cover, having a knob on the exterior for rotatingsaid base plate and thereby exposing either the shoe brush and thedauber brush, or the bufiing cloth, a nozzle extending from the polishcontainer and protruding through the cover, and a control member forconveying the polish from the container directly onto the shoe to bepolished.

These together with various ancillary features and objects of theinvention which will later become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds, are attained by this device, a preferred embodiment of whichhas been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shoe brush;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view;

Figure 3 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view of Figure 1, withthe cover removed, showing in top plane the upper section of the shoebrush, and a cut away portion so as to show the polish container;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the cover ofFigure 1, showing the interior arrangement;

Figure 5 is an end View particularly illustrating the device with thebutting cloth exposed for use;

Figure 6 is a front view particularly illustrating the device with theshoe brush exposed for use;

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view illustrating the lockand release mechanism of the cover,.the section being indicated by line77 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the shoe polishing device of the presentinvention comprises a base plate 10 having extending from one plane inits forward position, bristles preferably arranged in a circular formconstituting a dauber brush 12 for distributing the polish and having onthe major portion of the same plane tufts of bristles 14 embedded toform a polishing brush 16; on the opposite plane of said base plate 10,seated in a groove 18 and held in place by-a casing 20, is a pressurepacked container 22 filled with a semi-liquid shoe polish. The front endof the base plate 10 is provided with two brackets 24 having slots 26for receiving two lugs 28 extending from the casing 26; the rear end ofsaid casing atent C) being secured to the base plate by means of twothumb screws 30. A buffing cloth 32 made of a fabric or lambs wool orother suitable material is extended over the casing 20 and is secured bymeans of eyelets 34, these eyelets being so arranged that they will holdthe buffing cloth in position when they are attached to pins 36extending from the casing.

A cover 46 is provided with openings at opposite ends, said openingsbeing generally parallel to the polish container 22 and in alignmentwith each other; the forward opening journals on the protrudingcircumference of a bracket 38 extending upwardly from the front end ofthe base plate 10, and the opening in the rear of the cover 46 isrotatably secured to the base plate by means of a pivot 52 which engagesa bracket 42 extending upwardly from the rear end of the base plate 10,said pivot being provided with a knob 54 on the exterior of the coverfor conveniently rotating the base plate, and a non-circular connection62 for slidably but not rotatably engaging the non-circular opening inthe bracket 42, a pin 56 project:

ing with both ends through the pivot 52, said pin being I locatedbetween the cover 46 and the bracket 42, a slot 58 on the interior ofthe cover 10 for receiving said pin, a coil spring 60 encircling thepivot 52 and bearing against the knob 54 and the cover 10, normallykeeping the pin 56 engaged in the slot 58 and thereby releasably lockingthe base plate with the cover.

. A nozzle 64 extends from the pressure packed container 22 andprotrudes through an opening in the bracket 38 to the exterior of thecover 10, said nozzle being the conventional type used with pressurepacked containers,

7 is connected with a valve 66 on the inside of the container;

when said nozzle is tilted in any direction the valve opens and releasesthe contents of the container. A lever 68 which is hinged by a pin 70 toa bracket 72 extending from the top interior of the cover 10, contactswith one end the nozzle 64 and is provided with a button 74 at the otherend, said button protruding through an opening to the exterior of thecover 46; the tension of a spring 76, disposed on the pin 70, holds thelever 68 in normal position clear of the nozzle.

When the manipulator wishes toemploy the polishing device. he holds thehandle shaped cover 10 in his hand, with the brush 16 exposed, and thenbrushes the dust and dirt from the shoe; he then directs the nozzle 64to the tip of the shoe, presses the button 74- and dispenses the desiredamount of shoe polish onto the shoe, distributes the polish with thedauber brush 12 all over the shoe and then utilizes the brush 16 forshining the shoe. Next he pushes the knob 54 inwardly and rotates itthereby reversing the base plate 10 and exposing the bufiing cloth 32which he utilizes to put a final gloss to the shoe.

When the polish in the container becomes exhausted, a new container maybe easily substituted by removing the thumb screws 30 and removing thecasing 20.

From the foregoing, the manner of constructing and operating the device,together with its numerous advantages, will be readily understood andfurther explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, sincenumerous changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art afterconsideration of the foregoing specifications and accompanying drawings,it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shownand described, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may beresorted to falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus disclosed and described the invention, what is claimed asnew is:

1. In a shoe polishing device, an elongate base plate having two facesand ends, a polishing brush on one face of said base plate, a pressurecontainer of shoe polish mounted on the other face of said base plate, a

cover defining a cavity to selectively accommodate said container andsaid brush, said cover having opposed end Walls, means establishing anaxis of rotation for said base plate and including a pivot at one end ofsaid base plate and mounted in one of said end walls, a nozzle forming apart of said pressure container, the other of said end walls having anaperture in which said nozzle is disposed, said nozzle and said pivotbeing coaxial.

2. In a shoe polishing device, an elongate base plate having two facesand ends, a polishing brush on one face of said base plate, a pressurecontainer of shoe polish mounted on the other face of said base plate, acover defining a cavity to selectively accommodate said container andsaid brush, said cover having opposed end walls, means establishing anaxis of rotation for said base plate and including a pivot at one end ofsaid base plate and mounted in one of said end walls, a nozzle forming apart of said pressure container, the other of said end Walls having anaperture in which said nozzle is disposed, said nozzle and said pivotbeing coaxial, a shoe polish dauber on the same face of said base plateas said polishing brush, said pressure container having a valve which isopened in response to deflection of said nozzle, and means carried bysaid cover for deflecting said nozzle.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein there is a polishing cloth, and meansattaching said polishing cloth'to said base plate and positioning thepolishing cloth on the same face thereof as said container.

4. The device of claim 2 wherein there is a polishing cloth, and meansattaching said polishing cloth to said base plate and positioning thepolishing cloth on the same face thereof as said container, and in aposition over said container, a bearing at the end of said plate havingsaid nozzle, one of said cover end walls having an aperture with saidbearing located therein, and said nozzle extending through said bearingand having a portion protruding beyond said cover for direct applicationof shoe polish onto a shoe.

5. A shoe polishing device comprising a handle having opposed end walls,an elongate base plate having opposite faces, a container having shoepolish under pressure, means securing said container on one face of saidbase plate, an elongate nozzle constituting a part of said container andprojecting therefrom and through which the shoe polish is adapted toissue, a brush on the other face of said base plate, means mounting saidbase plate for rotation between said end walls of said handle andincluding a portion of said nozzle and a pivot, said portion of saidnozzle located at one end of said base plate and said pivot located atthe opposite end of said base plate, said portion of said nozzle andsaid pivot having coaxial longitudinal axes to establish an axis ofrotation for said base plate.

6. A shoe polishing device comprising a handle having opposed end walls,an elongate base plate having opposite faces, a container having shoepolish under pressure, means securing said container on one face of saidbase plate, an elongate nozzle constituting a part of said container andprojecting therefrom and through which the shoe polish is adapted toissue, a brush on the other face of said base plate, means mounting saidbase plate for rotation between said end Walls of said handle andincluding a portion of said nozzle and a pivot, said portion of saidnozzle located at one end of said base plate and said pivot located atthe opposite end of said base plate, said portion of said nozzle andsaid pivot having coaxial longitudinal axes to establish an axis ofrotation for said base plate, said container further including a valvestructure which is opened in response to deflection of said nozzle, andmeans carried by said handle and engageable With said nozzle fordeflecting said nozzle with reference to the container to open saidvalve structure.

- References Cited in the file of this patent FOREIGN PATENTS 536,109Germany ..c Oct. 19, 1931

